By Lynn Thomasson

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By Gabi Thesing

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LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Platinum extended losses to more than 5 percent on Thursday, tracking a decline in other precious metals, as a strengthening dollar added to the negative impact of fears over falling demand...

Says inflation pressures diminished, Council discussed easing

LONDON (MarketWatch) - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet opened the door to rate cuts as early as next month on Thursday after the euro-zone\'s top monetary policy maker acknowledged diminishing inflation risks and growing threats to economic growth across the 15-nation euro zone from the worsening credit crunch...

By PABLO GORONDI

Oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel Thursday on worries that demand for crude will erode further and the dollar strengthened against the euro...

Rescue bill approved by Senate fails to assuage investors

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices extended their gains Thursday, pushing yields down for the fourth day in five, as fresh signs of economic weakness -- persistently high unemployment-insurance claims and a sharp drop in U...

There’s a great deal of news and many reports about that are suggesting that gold may be the one safe - and very potentially profitable - place for investors to protect their wealth in these uncertain times...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The ICE Futures US dollar index touched a one-year high of 80...

By Polya Lesova

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Average natural gas production this winter is expected to rise by 8% compared with last winter to its highest level in 35 years, the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) said Thursday...

By Kim-Mai Cutler

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By Ellis Mnyandu

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were set to fall at the open on Thursday as a freeze in the credit markets and caution about the fate of the $700 billion financial sector rescue plan kept investors on edge before a House of Representatives vote...

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U...

By Jane Merriman

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell under $98 a barrel on Thursday, after the U...

By Deborah Levine

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasurys remained higher Thursday after the Labor Department said initial claims for unemployment benefits rose 1,000 in the last week to 497,000, the highest in seven years...

FRANKFURT, Oct 2 (Reuters) - European shares rose by midday on Thursday, as banking stocks climbed on hopes of a recovery after the U...

By Jan Harvey

LONDON (Reuters) - Platinum tumbled to a 33-month low as fears over demand from the car industry weighed on prices and the dollar rose to a one-year high versus the euro, but gold was steady as investors bought bullion as a haven from risk...